In this video I show how the communication works when sending commands to a 3D printer using a computer. Based on these commands I made my own 3D printer controller and drivers using LabVIEW. This can be downloaded for free from my website. I can imagine that you'd have some questions after seeing this video and don't hesitate to ask them! Have a great day! More information about the Proper Printer controller: https://properprinting.pro/product/proper-printer-controller/ More information about the device drivers: https://properprinting.pro/product/marlin-instrument-drivers-for-labview/ It's recommended to download the latest version from GitHub! Links I used for making this video: - LabVIEW Community Edition https://www.ni.com/nl-nl/shop/labview/select-edition/labview-community-edition.html - SunShine's video with the awesome print in place design https://youtu.be/BXrnR5VCtkI - Terminal program https://www.compuphase.com/software_termite.htm - USB Drivers https://support.th3dstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043291432 - GCode list https://marlinfw.org/meta/gcode/ I started a Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/properprinting?fan_landing=true And special thanks to my highest tiers: - The 3D printing Belgian https://twitter.com/3DPBelgian - SJADO https://www.instagram.com/s.ja.do/ - Ege Aydede - The Sauce - 3Dgeneriert https://www.youtube.com/3dgeneriert - MrCristobal - Bob Verschoor - David Fillmore - thej0ker - Oscar Molina - Andy Wright - Alward - Brent Johnson - Kenny Eaton - ZiGGstern - LumenMesh, Inc https://lumenmesh.com/ - Venturi 3D http://venturi3d.com/ - SyFy Design https://www.syfydesign.com/ - Mitch Rife https://www.printitnow3d.com/ - Keith Coventry - Zachary 3D prints https://www.youtube.com/c/Zachary3DPrints/ - Philip W Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:54 Serial communication explanation 6:02 LabVIEW example application 8:02 Proper printer controller 13:12 First print with PPC 14:38 Outro Music from Epidemic sound. Want a subscription yourself? Please use this referral link to support me: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/jcsbjz/ Please consider buying me a coffee if you liked it or helped you :) http://ko-fi.com/properprinting/ The link to my website: https://properprinting.pro/ Software used for making this video: - Proper Printer controller: LabVIEW https://www.ni.com/nl-nl/shop/labview/select-edition/labview-community-edition.html - Mechanical design: Fusion 360 https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview/ VariCAD https://www.varicad.com/en/home/ - Illustrations: Inkscape https://inkscape.org/ - Laser engraving: Lightburn https://lightburnsoftware.com/ - Slicer: Simplify3D https://www.simplify3d.com/ - Video editing: Davinci Resolve https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ - Screen recording: Captura https://github.com/Mat ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfxqGK7mKAo

I received the Creality Sermoon D1 and I was in doubt if I should upgrade it. I thought that this printer could be my daily driver since most of my 3D printers are specifically tailored to experiment with. Besides some "weird" design choices I do like this printer, but the direct drive extruder was constantly skipping. ABS came out like a sponge and I was better of with a standard Ender 3 pro. I read more articles about this printer in which it was a shame that it was not possible to add an aftermarket hotend, until now... I've got new merch!! Check out merch.properprinting.pro The winners of the contest are PhotoCroMax and Onrein Kalfje, congratulations! And special thanks to my highest tiers: - The 3D printing Belgian https://twitter.com/3DPBelgian - Ege Aydede - The Sauce - 3Dgeneriert https://www.youtube.com/3dgeneriert - MrCristobal - Bob Verschoor - David Fillmore - thej0ker - Oscar Molina - Andy Wright - Alward - Brent Johnson - Kenny Eaton - ZiGGstern - LumenMesh, Inc https://lumenmesh.com/ - Venturi 3D http://venturi3d.com/ - SyFy Design https://www.syfydesign.com/ - Mitch Rife https://www.printitnow3d.com/ - Keith Coventry - Philip W - Zachary 3D prints https://www.youtube.com/c/Zachary3DPrints/ - ent-ρ-π - CHACBON - Muhannad Abbas - BrokenMic - Sebastian Cox - Snoopy VonPhoenix - Kurtis van Kampen - Jimmie Clark - Doug Walmsley - Lorenzo H - Mauro Sequeira - Jack Greer - SpideyFresh - Ruben Chapters: 0:00 Intro and explanation 2:31 Taking the printer apart 4:44 Explaining the design in Fusion360 8:02 Adding the mod 9:03 Custom fan duct 12:34 First test print 14:37 Adding the final fan duct 16:33 Outro Music from Epidemic sound. Want a subscription yourself? Please use this referral link to support me: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/jcsbjz/ Please consider buying me a coffee if you liked it or helped you :) http://ko-fi.com/properprinting/ The link to my website: https://properprinting.pro/ Software used for making my videos: - Mechanical design: VariCAD https://www.varicad.com/en/home/ - Illustrations: Inkscape https://inkscape.org/ - Laser engraving: Lightburn https://lightburnsoftware.com/ - Slicer: Simplify3D https://www.simplify3d.com/ - Second slicer: IdeaMaker https://www.raise3d.com/ideamaker/ - Video editing: Davinci Resolve https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ - Screen recording: OBS Studio https://obsproject.com/ - Audio recording: Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/ - Audio enhancement Cakewalk http://www.cakewalk.com/ - Photo enhancing: https://rawtherapee.com/ - Terminal: Termite https://www.compuphase.com/software_termite.htm ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2TVU9GhsII